The ratings have come down quite a bit (again) this year but CBS has decided to keep Person of Interest around for a fifth season.
On Person of Interest, a presumed dead former-CIA agent (Jim Caviezel) and a mysterious billionaire (Michael Emerson) work together to prevent violent crimes in New York City. The rest of the cast includes Kevin Chapman, Sarah Shahi, and Amy Acker.
Airing on Tuesday nights at 10pm, the fourth season of the series has averaged a 1.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.42 million viewers. Compared to the third season, that’s down by 22% in the demo and down by 20% in viewership.
It’s in the middle of the pack of CBS’ current crop of scripted series and its fate could have gone either way. A fifth season will put Person of Interest over the 100 episode mark, making for a solid-sized syndication package, which may have played a role in the renewal.
What do you think? Do you like the Person of Interest series? Do you think season five should be the end?
Update: It looks like season five may be the end for Person of Interest on CBS.
Person of Interest is the show I most look forward to watching. Season 5 should NOT be the final season. A great show comes on & winds up being canceled too soon. The Mentalist has always been one of my favorites as was CSI. Even though it had been on for several seasons I was looking forward to at least a couple more years.
Best show on T V. Love the whole cast. Love the content. I hope it stays on for many years to come.
Please do not close this show. I can’t get enough of it. I am so griped I look at it on my lunch hour. I have never been so excited about a show since Stargate.
Thank you.
Never missed it. Market it more!
Needs a little more positive possibility for the good guys to win. Like USA, USA, we can beat the evil of the world!!!
We love this show. Still miss “Carter” but looks like she made the right move for herself. This show is smart and unpredictable. Mr. Reese and Mr Finch are a perfect team. Jim Caviezel is certainly easy on the eyes and very sexy. So much better TV than a lot of the ridiculous reality shows (really?) and sitcoms.
Please do not cancel this fabulous series.
No I do not think Person of Interest should be cancelled at all. I like this show, it keeps you on your toes wondering what’s going to happen next.
Why is it that good shows such as person of interest get sacked and they leave those tacky worthless reality shows on the air. Instead of canceling the shows they need to cancel some studio heads
I LOVE Person of Interest, I loved the line up for Tuesday, NCIS, NCIS LA, New Orleans is ok, and then Person of Interest. that was the best day of the week. Wednesday, Thursday really have nothing that is watchable, sorry but wish you could have something on each day.. So I hope that CBS will continue Person of Interest for it’s 5th season, come on guys.
Set up well if they want to do something more – It’d be a shame to end one of the few imaginative shows around
When will season 5 start. I can not find it on the 2015 fall schedule. I love this show. they all work so well togather, all different.
Mid-season. It’s not returning in the fall.
Do you know when it is returning?
A date hasn’t been announced yet but it won’t be for quite awhile.
I like person of Interest, I hope they keep it
I fascinated by this series. A computer so sophisticated that is been controlled by other people who wants her that is way out of question for that super machine. That was genius who wrote that serried and the guys or gigs handling the series are awing some I am a fan since the beginning and would be disappointing from CBS to terminate the program is nice AND intriguing controlling my mind and others too about the future of this nation.
I love Person of Interest, so do my friends, what we do not like was the direction it took last season, go back to the original, not the stories about someone trying to get the machine. It was better the first 3 seasons. Go back to what was working. I do not know who is in charge, however, my intelligence tells me whoever decided the story lines in season 4 should rethink their decisions, * go back to story lines in original seasons.
I agree…let the good guys win again! Don’t cancel the show!
CBS is making a mistake if the cancel the series, hopefully one of the streaming networks will pick them up. The cast is first rate, hate to see it end.
I can’t believe that they might not bring this show back. Every time there is a show on that I like instead of this reality tv junk it gets cancelled. Hope that the powers that be rethink their decision.